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Borgata to Serve Bottled Beer5 May 2003ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey -- As reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer: "The same casino that's doing away with plastic buckets for coins - the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa - is ditching plastic cups for bottles of beer. "The Borgata will be the first casino in Atlantic City to serve bottled beer throughout its property, except in areas where patrons go barefoot, such as poolside and in spas, senior vice president Kevin Sullivan said. "`Casino patrons are adults requesting adult beverages and should be able to receive their requested beverage in the container of their choice,' he said. `It's permissible in other gaming jurisdictions, like Las Vegas and Mississippi.' "...Legislation passed in June allowed for casino hotels in Atlantic City to serve bottled beer, and some - such as the Hilton, owned by gaming giant Park Place Entertainment - serve it in certain sections. "...Allowing bottled beer at casinos was one of several changes to the state's Casino Control Act. The Borgata led the push in two areas of cocktail service - to permit a casino hotel to sell alcohol in an original, unopened container and to allow beverage servers to solicit alcohol orders from patrons. "Since state gaming regulations were streamlined in August, servers can offer gamblers a cocktail or beer instead of just coffee, soda or juice..." |